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Mission Istaanbul (2008)

Mission Istaanbul poster
Directed by
Apoorva Lakhia
Genre
drama film, action film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 10m
Rated
UA
Rating
3.3 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

An Indian intelligence agent is sent to Istanbul to investigate a news channel that might be helping terrorists. He works with a local journalist to uncover the truth about the organization.

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What happens

Mission Istaanbul is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Apoorva Lakhia. It stars Vivek Oberoi, Zayed Khan, and Shriya Saran. The film is based on an organisation Al Johara which bears a resemblance to Qatar-based news channel Al Jazeera, which was criticized by the White House as being an outlet for terrorists. The film deals with the role of Al Johara based in Turkey, a NATO country with troops engaged in Afghanistan, and the role of the Indian Intelligence agency R.A.W. Released on 25 July 2008, the film was a box-office bomb. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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